Brody's CT Scan Today Showed Brody's Tumor is Staying About the Same Size

Brody has been having pain on his right side (not on his back or belly) right over his right kidney.   The pain is not constant but rather comes and goes but is always in the same spot.   Brody pointed to the spot where it hurts during an ultrasound and the ultrasound tech moved the wand over the area he stated was hurting.   His right kidney was in that area.   Brody still has nephrostomy tubes on both sides.   His right kidney is his good kidney and his left one does not seem to have very much function.   The doctor ordered a CT scan for today and also a nephrostogram to try to determine the cause of the pain Brody keeps having.   The CT scan was ordered to get a picture of whether the tumor has changed or not.   The nephrostogram was ordered to determine if the tubes are still in place where they should be or not and to gage how obstructed or unobstructed his ureters are.   The CT scan showed that the tumor is about the same size as it was last time according to our oncologist but it has not yet been reviewed by the radiologist.   The nephrostogram showed that the tubes are placed correctly and that no stitches have come loose that would allow the tubes to slip or wiggle and cause pain.   They did not see the dye flow through the urterers to the bladder though which means,  in the position Brody was laying,  at least for this test,  his ureterers are likely still obstructed.  Brody has had his tubes in for awhile now since being replaced the last time.   They plan to replace the tubes again within next couple of weeks.   They will evaluate again at that time if Brody's urterers are still obstructed or not.   
So we didn't get any really bad news today and I was relieved to hear the CT scan results.   But we still do not have an answer as to why Brody keeps repeatedly and more frequently having recurring sharp pains in the same spot.   Interventional Radiology staff decided to try doing the dressings around his nephrostomy tubes a little different though to see if this change could help the tubes move around less in case the little bit of wiggling he does have with the tubes is causing the pain.   He has not complained of the pain since they changed how the dressings are placed around the tube.   Hopefully,  this is why he has been having the pain and the new way of doing the dressings helps.